Spelling Bee Highlights: Faizan Zaki, Once a Runner-Up, Is Now a Winner. After flubbing a chance to win earlier in Thursday’s Scripps National Spelling Bee final, the 13-year-old from the Dallas ...

Faizan Zaki, 13, of Texas, the winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, is presented a trophy from E.W. Scripps Company president and CEO Adam Symson on Thursday.

And with that word, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. If you weren't playing along at home, take our mini-Bee quiz, which uses words from the real ...

Sarv Dharavane, 11, of Tucker, Ga., reacts after spelling his word correctly in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...